Gara

See also: gara, garā, gară, and garą

English

Etymology

Various origins:

Proper noun

Gara (plural Garas)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gara is the 36477th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 613 individuals. Gara is most common among White (77.16%) and Hispanic/Latino (12.72%) individuals.

Further reading

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡá.ràː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɡə́.ràː]

Proper noun

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Gar̃ā̀ m

  1. Igala people
  2. Igala language

Nupe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡá.ɾà/

Proper noun

Gárà

  1. Igala people
  2. Igala language

Romanian

Etymology

From gara, definite form of gară (train station).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Gara f

  1. A village in Milișăuți, Suceava, Romania

Spanish

Etymology

Gara is assumed to be derived from the first half of the name of Garajonay peak (the highest point on the island of La Gomera), formerly Garagono(c)he, from Guanche [Term?].[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɾa/ [ˈɡa.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: Ga‧ra

Proper noun

Gara f

  1. a legendary Guanche woman from the island of La Gomera
  2. a female given name from Guanche

See also

References

  1. Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012) Nombres Personales de las Islas Canarias, 1 edition, Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Le Canarien ediciones - Libreando, →ISBN, pages 16 and 45; similar entry to be found online in: Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012) “Gara, Garagonohe”, in Ínsuloamaziq (blog), retrieved 5 March 2016

Further reading

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